Massachusetts motorcyclist dies in Franklin County collision

LANG TOWNSHIP, Maine — A 42-year-old Massachusetts man was killed Monday after his motorcycle failed to negotiate a sharp turn on Route 16 and slid into the path of a propane truck, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday.

Information gathered by deputies indicate that four or five motorcycles were traveling east on Route 16 at about 12:07 p.m. and came upon a sharp corner.

The lead motorcycle, driven by Michael Rezendes of Billerica, Mass., failed to negotiate the corner, lost control and slid into the path of a Webber Energy Fuels truck carrying propane and driven by Stephen Grant, 60, of Rangeley, who was heading west and negotiating the same corner, Nichols said.

Rezendes was killed instantly, he said.

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The driver of the truck tried to avoid the motorcycle but was unsuccessful, he said.